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| 23 August 2007
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Now what does 20000 have to do with this post? It obviously isn't the 20000th post by me on blogger
Well, I completed 20000 km on my bajaj pulsar 150 dtsi yesterday!
And 20200 km today!
And just two years from now it didn't even belong to me (hard to remember those time)
Well, now what's so great about 20000? For the geeks, earth's radius is around 6,356.750 km. Doesn't ring any bells? Well, the circumference comes out to be around 41071.6 km. Divide it by two and you get 20535.8 km (or approx 20000 km). Now what does this mean? This means that assuming the earth to be covered by land everywhere and that I can ride my pulsar over any terrain, I CAN REACH ANY POINT ANYWHERE ON EARTH FROM ANY POINT ANYWHERE ON EARTH IF I CAN TRAVEL 20000 km.
Anywhere to Anywhere!
Phew... that's a lot of traveling!
There's also something else which is special about 20000.
Assuming I walk for about 40 minutes everyday (a reasonable estimate, I believe), at an average speed of 4 km per hour (again a reasonable estimate), then on an average, I travel around 2.66 km on foot everyday (sounds reasonable). Now, let's assume that for one week in a year, I am ill, or just not in a mood to walk. So, I walk around 952.28 km every year. Now, if I have been walking since I was one year old (which is true), then I can say that I have walked for around 21 years. So, I can say that I've traveled around 20000 km on foot in my lifetime.
I've traveled the same on my pulsar.
A coincidence?Labels: bike, travel, zeal |
posted by Rohit Agarwal
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| 16 July 2007
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| The ABC of driving
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Food for thought:
Three main levers accessible by the feet while driving a vehicle are:
1. Accelerator : The harder it is pressed, the more fuel is consumed.
CONCLUSION: It should be used sparingly for an economical drive.
2. Brake : The harder it is pressed, the more speed the car loses, hence more fuel will be consumed to restore the vehicle to it original speed.
CONCLUSION: It should be used sparingly for an economical drive.
3. Clutch : The harder it is pressed, the more fuel is not utilized to gain speed, hence more fuel will be required for the same acceleration.
CONCLUSION: It should be used sparingly for an economical drive.
RESULT: Economical drive necessitates minimal use of the levers.
RESULT: Economical drive doesn't exist.
RESULT: Economical drive is an oxymoron.
RESULT: Wanna go for an Economical drive? Stay at home.Labels: bike, drive, food for thought, self control |
| posted by Rohit Agarwal
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| 11 July 2007
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| Today
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The drive from my home to my office was very smooth today... less traffic... less red lights... less potholes... less narrow lanes... less pedestrians trying to cross the road as if today's the last day of their lives...
how boring......
I'd rather take the longer route next time onwards...Labels: bike, drive, greed |
| posted by Rohit Agarwal
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| 29 June 2007
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I would definitely participate in a competition which involves driving around the world on my bike without holding it with my hands
IF
1. There was a mechanism which allowed me to accelerate, or to use the clutch without using the handlebar
AND
2. Such a competition existedLabels: bike, competition, zeal |
| posted by Rohit Agarwal
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